THEME EXPLORATION

theatrical impresario

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
L’Enfant de l’hiver
L’Enfant de l’hiver
1989 · Olivier Assayas
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Deathtrap
Deathtrap
1982 · Sidney Lumet
Flirtation Walk
Flirtation Walk
1934 · Frank Borzage
Glumov's Diary
Glumov's Diary
1923 · Sergei Eisenstein
L’Amour par terre
L’Amour par terre
1984 · Jacques Rivette
Me and Orson Welles
Me and Orson Welles
2008 · Richard Linklater
Nana
Nana
1934 · Dorothy Arzner
The Golden Coach
The Golden Coach
1953 · Jean Renoir
The Man of the Day
The Man of the Day
1937 · Julien Duvivier
The Song Lantern
The Song Lantern
1943 · Mikio Naruse
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria/USA

His masterpiece Sunset Boulevard is a definitive exploration of theatrical ambition, ego, and the machinery of show business through the tragic figure of a faded impresario.

 Federico Fellini Italy

8½ and La Dolce Vita are deeply concerned with directors as impresarios orchestrating chaos, ego, and artistic vision within the theatrical apparatus of cinema.

 David Fincher USA

His meticulous control over every frame and his films exploring power dynamics and manipulation (The Social Network, Gone Girl) embody the modern impresario's obsessive vision.